View Full Version : To Key or Not to Key....
Morrigoon
07-12-2005, 04:45 PM
That is the question.
Whether tis nobler in....
Aw, to hell with the poetry!
Should I wear my precious Disneyland key on a ribbon around my neck on the 50th or not?
Rats, I forgot to add a poll.
wendybeth
07-12-2005, 04:50 PM
How about haiku?
Should Morrigoon wear
a ribbon and key, or not?
That is the question......
wendybeth
07-12-2005, 04:53 PM
Yes, of course you should
so long as it does not clash
with your cool outfit!
Ghoulish Delight
07-12-2005, 04:55 PM
Poll added.
DisneyDaniel
07-12-2005, 05:05 PM
What is the background story about your precious Disneyland key? On July 17th this year, I'm sure a lot of people will be wearing or carrying around Disney items or clothing special to them for reminiscing and celebrating the 50th. So, I say go ahead if it will enhance your memories of Disneyland and this Sunday. However, there's always the risk of accidentally losing something while navigating through big crowds.
Moonliner
07-12-2005, 05:18 PM
Ya gotta wear the key! Just make sure it's a kevlar ribbon. Don't want to lose that sucker.
Ps. Unless I miss my guess, the key in question is one of the gold keys that were handed out to guests on opening day in 1955. They were good for a lifetime entry into the park.
Morrigoon
07-12-2005, 05:20 PM
GD: LOVE the poll choices!
DD: The story is, my grandmother was a newspaper editor. She took my dad and two cousins to Disneyland on July 17th. Every child that went got a brass key that was good for free Disneyland admission for the rest of their lives. Well, this was back when you still had to pay for rides. But anyway, of the three my family recieved, one remained, and was given to me as a birthday gift some 15 or so years ago by my cousin. It's the only thing I have with any connection to my grandmother, and above that, also carries value as an opening day item and as lifetime admission (problem is, as we learned the year the key was given to me, you'd have to trade the key in for the lifetime pass!). However, this IS a great occasion to bring it out.
Also, I really need to figure out how to get some old timer that still remembers the keys to validate it in some official way before everyone who remembers them is dead or gone. I was trying to figure out a way to offer to loan it to Disney for the 50th exhibit, but I've basically dropped the ball on that, haven't I? That would have been the numero uno way to get official recognition that couldn't be refuted when people retire.
Anyway, if I bring it, I'm going to have to be careful all day not to lose it, but if it's around my neck I think it shouldn't be a problem?
Not Afraid
07-12-2005, 05:44 PM
I think you should wear it......BUT it needs to be ULTRA secure. You must not lose precious!
€uroMeinke
07-12-2005, 05:59 PM
But if the key causes invisibility on your part, we won't see your outfit
Prudence
07-12-2005, 06:30 PM
I'm a party pooper and I vote for no. Yes, it would be super cool. But if you lost it -- and it will be a hugely crowded, crazy day, people jostling here and there and everywhere -- you won't just be losing a Disneyland artifact, but also a family heirloom.
€uroMeinke
07-12-2005, 06:31 PM
and think of the key-wriaths...
Wow, that's very cool that you have it. How nice of your cousin to gift it to you. Especially since it belonged to your grandmother. But because of that I think I'm going to have to agree with Prudence. I would be so afraid if losing it. But then again, I tend to be paranoid about that kind of thing. Just knowing you have it period is special enough on that very merry birthday.
Cadaverous Pallor
07-12-2005, 07:14 PM
I'd go with a sturdy chain instead of a ribbon.
€uroMeinke
07-12-2005, 07:15 PM
And perhaps a few halflings...
CoasterMatt
07-12-2005, 07:19 PM
Ya think I should bring a Matterhorn wheel? Maybe I could wear it on a big clunky chain, hip hop style....
€uroMeinke
07-12-2005, 07:23 PM
Ya think I should bring a Matterhorn wheel? Maybe I could wear it on a big clunky chain, hip hop style....
Somehow, I already imagine you wearing this with some sort of animal print...
Boss Radio
07-12-2005, 07:26 PM
Bring it to a locksmith and have a copy made.
Morrigoon
07-12-2005, 09:30 PM
Boss: it's an uncut key. Therer's a raised castle on it. Not exactly standard issue stuff.
mistyisjafo
07-12-2005, 10:16 PM
DD: The story is, my grandmother was a newspaper editor. She took my dad and two cousins to Disneyland on July 17th. Every child that went got a brass key that was good for free Disneyland admission for the rest of their lives. Well, this was back when you still had to pay for rides. But anyway, of the three my family recieved, one remained, and was given to me as a birthday gift some 15 or so years ago by my cousin. It's the only thing I have with any connection to my grandmother, and above that, also carries value as an opening day item and as lifetime admission (problem is, as we learned the year the key was given to me, you'd have to trade the key in for the lifetime pass!). However, this IS a great occasion to bring it out.
That has got to be the COOLEST thing I've ever heard of. Forget the lifetime pass!! Keep the key to pass down from generation to generation. I'm SO envious!!!!! :snap: :snap:
Bornieo: Fully Loaded
07-12-2005, 10:20 PM
The only way your should wear it is if you have a squad of highly trained Navy SEAL and a SWAT helicopter overhead.
IMHO it's probably the most wonderful item a DLGeek could possibly have and if anything happened to it, I myself would just be devistated. It belongs in a glass box, on a pillow with a billon lasers zig-zaging all around and guarded by Arnold Schwarzinegger and Superman...
Bornieo: Fully Loaded
07-12-2005, 10:23 PM
PS. can I bring a pair of Michael Eisner's old socks? Maybe briefs?
ewww
libraryvixen
07-12-2005, 11:06 PM
I say yes to the key. There will be enough LoT security around to ensure that nothing happens to you or the key. We'll all be scrambling to take a look at it! :)
Let your freak flag fly, Mo'. And if you lose the key, so what? It will have at least returned home again. It served its purpose and besides, the only thing the key does at home is gather dust.
Frankly, Sinatra, you should have traded the key in for the lifetime pass a long time ago. Consider all the money you would saved. Consider the money you will continue to save. Mercy! Do you think your grandmother would be happy to see you fritter* away you hard earned cash when she had all ready given you the key to freedom? I wish my grandmother would have given me the key to freedom. My grandmother slapped a box of ciggies in my lap and said, "Smoke up, Johnny!"
Why do so you suppose she gave you the key in the first place? So that you may be sentimental? Bah! She gave it to you to enjoy! Only she didn't tell you this because you were supposed to figure it out for yourself. But you didn't. So be thankful that I am here. That's right! Have no fear ... Tref is here. Hear me now and understand me later, life's so-called treasures are not to be passed on but to be enjoyed! Life is for the living! Go, sport, go!
But listen up and listen up good, cause I am only going to say this once and then I am going to say it once more ... if'n I sees ya. I'm-a gonna take it! Then the key will be mine and I will have a lifetime pass to Disneyland!
My God, it is going to be beautiful ...
DisneyFan25863
07-12-2005, 11:31 PM
I say go for it. I suggest perhaps tying it around your neck, then getting one of those plastic nametag holders with a neckstrap and putting the key in that aswell. That way, it's attatched to two necklaces, and protected from the elements. You may want to tape the plastic nametag holder to your shirt also, for even more protection.
... You may want to tape the plastic nametag holder to your shirt also, for even more protection.
Good Lord, what would be the point? I say, tape it to your forehead!
DisneyDaniel
07-13-2005, 10:43 AM
Let your freak flag fly, Mo'. And if you lose the key, so what? It will have at least returned home again. It served its purpose and besides, the only thing the key does at home is gather dust.
Frankly, Sinatra, you should have traded the key in for the lifetime pass a long time ago. Consider all the money you would saved. Consider the money you will continue to save. Mercy! Do you think your grandmother would be happy to see you fritter* away you hard earned cash when she had all ready given you the key to freedom? I wish my grandmother would have given me the key to freedom. My grandmother slapped a box of ciggies in my lap and said, "Smoke up, Johnny!"
Why do so you suppose she gave you the key in the first place? So that you may be sentimental? Bah! She gave it to you to enjoy! Only she didn't tell you this because you were supposed to figure it out for yourself. But you didn't. So be thankful that I am here. That's right! Have no fear ... Tref is here. Hear me now and understand me later, life's so-called treasures are not to be passed on but to be enjoyed! Life is for the living! Go, sport, go!
But listen up and listen up good, cause I am only going to say this once and then I am going to say it once more ... if'n I sees ya. I'm-a gonna take it! Then the key will be mine and I will have a lifetime pass to Disneyland!
My God, it is going to be beautiful ...
Tref: That is the BEST post I've read all day (and it's still morning, too!). I love your wit and phrasing.
It's a hard decision: Keep something from Disneyland's opening day passed down from your grandmother or exchange it for a lifetime pass? If it's a lifetime PREMIUM pass, think of the lifelong savings: $329 Premium AP at current price x 10 years = saving $3,290, 20 years = saving $6,580, 30 years = saving $9,870.
Morrigoon
07-13-2005, 10:43 AM
Tref: good luck finding someone that remembers it!
By the way, my grandmother died well before I was born.
But getting back to the key... the year it was given to me, I tried to use it, and after about an hour and them finding some VP that had been around long enough to remember it, they said I'd have to give up the key for the pass. Never going to happen, because, IMHO, the key is MORE valuable than the monetary value of a lifetime pass. That's its BASE value. Add to that the novelty of it being from 7/17/55, AND the fact that, for me, it's a family heirloom, and it's worth far more than just the base value.
By the way, by virtue of ebay and people who don't know what they have, we actually acquired a second key (my mom bought it, because the bidding went beyond what I could afford).
mousepod
07-13-2005, 11:01 AM
You've answered your own question! Wear your mom's key!
innerSpaceman
07-13-2005, 11:27 AM
And the ultimate answer is sell one at real auction (Sotheby's, not ebay) and reap the just rewards, which will include funds for lifetime Disneyland admission. The other key should mostly be kept in the laser-and-superhero-guarded glass case, but should absolutely be brought to Disneyland's birthday in some fashion.
If you can't bear to wear it on heavy chain among the throngs visiting Disney on the 17th, then - by all that is holy - at the very least bring it to the Swank Party on Friday (late and after 'Wicked' if need be) so that we can worship and adore, prostrate ourselves and ritualize the most freaking amazing Disneyland guest artifact in all of human history.
HTHBellcaptain
07-13-2005, 02:08 PM
That is so cool that you that key. I think it would be swanky if you brought with you. My only fear is that since it's now on the message boards someone may know you have it and might try to pilfer it from you. Just make sure you have a lot of the members of the Lounge of Tomorrow Security Task Force surrounding you.
Matterhorn Fan
07-13-2005, 02:12 PM
Are you crazy, HTH? The people who read message boards like this are the ones most likely to attempt to pilfer.
You might want to hire private security.
HTHBellcaptain
07-13-2005, 02:21 PM
Are you crazy, HTH? The people who read message boards like this are the ones most likely to attempt to pilfer.
You might want to hire private security.
Now you've uncovered my plot. I was going to suggest that you and I be her personal gaurds. Then we could have snatched it, and shared it equally. Thanks for distroying my well crafted plan, Matterhonk Fan.
Matterhorn Fan
07-13-2005, 02:34 PM
Shh....telling the plan was part of the plan.
I'm a double agent, remember? It says so by my name over there.
But don't tell anyone--it's a secret.
Cadaverous Pallor
07-13-2005, 02:35 PM
And the ultimate answer is sell one at real auction (Sotheby's, not ebay) and reap the just rewards, which will include funds for lifetime Disneyland admission. I didn't know you could buy such a thing...or do you mean simply enough to buy Premiums for the rest of your days?
If you can't bear to wear it on heavy chain among the throngs visiting Disney on the 17th, then - by all that is holy - at the very least bring it to the Swank Party on Friday (late and after 'Wicked' if need be) so that we can worship and adore, prostrate ourselves and ritualize the most freaking amazing Disneyland guest artifact in all of human history.Actually, if it were me, I'd be MOST afraid of losing it while drunk at just such a gathering.
dramaqueen
07-15-2005, 01:30 PM
So what have you decided Morri? To wear, or not to wear.....
Morrigoon
07-15-2005, 02:01 PM
iSm: that's a great idea, sadly, my plans for this evening have me going nowhere near the DLR, and therefore, sadly, missing the party. :(
As it is, I'm BARELY going to make it to B&N after Wicked, and then I'll be right by my house and dead tired.
However, I'll be happy to display it at my next Christmas party, how about that?
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